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Catherine and Donald Wygal
Catherine and Donald Wygal are a married couple who, after a life-long struggle, have each lost over 100 pounds. Join them as they work on keeping the weight off and pass along what they’ve learned along the way.
So, you listened to our most recent episode and you managed to navigate the Halloween candy being thrown at you and you stayed on track. Congratulations, that’s not an easy task. But just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, it turns out there’s another shark in there. This shark’s name is Daylight Saving Time. But instead of arriving like a shark to eat you, it’s leaving. Whatever. The shark analogy still works. Many of us have a difficult time with the shortened daylight hours arriving at the same time as the colder weather. It makes sticking to healthy habits an even more difficult job. This week, Catherine and Donald give some suggestions for adjusting by making changes to your clothes, movement, and food and the concept of Hygge makes an appearance all the way from Denmark. Plus, Donald watches Matterhorn jumping, Catherine’s knees come a knocking, and the couple introduces you to Hot Axe Throwing.
Be sure to listen all the way to the end for a special announcement about the show.
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Episode 199 – Werewolves of Funion
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-199-werewolves-of-funion/
Episode 398 – Time Bandits
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-398-time-bandits/
Episode 368 – Adaption, ation, ation
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-368-adaption-ation-ation/
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Most lagoons are associated with a color. When you visit The Blue Lagoon, you expect to find a couple of shipwrecked teenagers teaching themselves biology. When you visit The Black Lagoon, you expect to find a creature who isn’t too happy to see you. But what do you expect to find when you visit The Snack Lagoon? You guessed it, another creature. But this time, the creature is you. And this creature is hungry. Hungry for snacks! This week, Catherine and Donald help you navigate this particular lagoon during Halloween candy season and beyond. Plus, Catherine sets you up to find The Crypt Keeper, Donald hangs out in high cabinets, and the couple finally reveal exactly who Abbott and Costello will meet.
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Episode 379 – Afraid of the Dark
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-379-afraid-of-the-dark/
Episode 248 – Only Burgers in the Building
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-248-only-burgers-in-the-building/
Episode 354 – The Snacks’orcist
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-354-the-snacksorcist/
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If you’re a person in the world, and most of us are, you have probably heard of GLP-1 medication for weight loss. Listener James wrote in to ask about navigating some of the unexpected hurdles of taking it. GLP-1s aren’t part of our own routine, but we think it’s great that they’re available for those who benefit from them. People deserve options that fit their needs. Plus, Catherine is a recently certified GLP-1 coach! This week, she and her sidekick husband Donald, talk about how GLP-1 drugs work, common side effects, letting go of your reliance on hunger cues, best nutritional practices, and managing eating out with friends. Whether you’re curious about GLP-1s or already taking GLP-1s, this is the episode for you. Plus, Catherine introduces babies, Donald is a trophy husband, and what the “G” in “GLP-1” stands for may surprise you.
If you or someone you know is interested in GLP-1 coaching, please email weonlylookthin@gmail.com.
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Episode 158 – Weight Loss Mistakes – Part 1
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-158-weight-loss-mistakes-part-1/
Episode 67 – Getting Started Part 2 – A Salute to Calories
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-67-getting-started-part-2-a-salute-to-calories/
Episode 285 – Dinner Guessed
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-285-dinner-guessed/
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Brainteasers. Puzzlers. Riddles. Toughies. You threw them all at us and we delivered the goods. And what I mean is, you asked us so many great questions for our 400th episode, that we spent a whole other episode, this one, giving you great answers. Does being vegetarian make it easier? How do you think self-esteem affects weight loss? What’s your favorite piece of advice that you’ve given? The answer to these questions and more await within! Plus, Donald calls upon Ethos, Catherine gets mail in the mail, and the couple get into the dark underbelly of love and support.
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Episode 400 – The 400 Club
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-400-the-400-club/
Episode 25 – Better Off Fed or Be Flexible With Your Method Not With Your Goal
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Episode 160 – Ask We Anything – Part 1
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-160-ask-we-anything-part-1/
Episode 161 – Ask We Anything – Part 2
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-161-ask-we-anything-part-2/
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Four Hundred episodes. Where does the time go? It seems like only last week we were releasing episode 399. For this very special episode, we asked listeners and members of WOLT place to submit their questions and boy howdy did you come through! This week, Catherine and Donald answer your questions and reflect on what they’ve learned since they started. Plus, Catherine gets super jealous, Donald hires a fife player, and the couple life you up from emotional squalor.
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Episode 300 – Caloric Credit Card
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Episode 200 – The Bicentennial Celebration
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Episode 100 – The Centennial Celebration
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-100-the-centennial-celebration/
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If you’re a baby and you’re reading this, you’re probably a genius. Congratulations Baby Genius! If you’re older than a baby, you’ve probably taken part in some sort of emergency preparedness drill. A fire drill, earthquake drill, tornado drill, or some other exercise so that you can be ready if the worst happens. Hopefully you never need to use what you learn in these drills, but most of us would agree that it’s a good idea to be ready just in case. What you probably haven’t done, is make a plan if the worst happens with your healthy habits. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about the importance of practicing and having a plan in a habit emergency so that you don’t just keep digging yourself into a deeper hole when things get difficult. Plus, Catherine looks forward to Public Service Announcements, Donald is not sailing away, and we sure could use Dick Van Dyke again.
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Episode 368 – Adaption, ation, ation
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Episode 44 – Canary In A Coal Mine
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Episode 392 – Mood Ring
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-392-mood-ring/
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There are many types of bandits in the world. We all know about train robbers, highwaymen, and cattle rustlers, oh, my! What about those bandits who are stealing our time? It seems like we never have enough time to exercise, eat right, or get a good night’s sleep. What if that wasn’t true and was just a story we’re telling ourselves? What if the real bandit was just the way we were looking at our lives? This week, Catherine and Donald talk about how we often tell ourselves that we don’t have time and then act in a way that proves ourselves right. By reframing our narratives about time, we can change our identities from “I don’t have time” to “I’m the kind of person who makes room for things that matter”. Plus, Catherine watches one inappropriate movie after another, Donald wonders when he can start blaming other people for things, and even toasters can be traumatizing.
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Episode 335 – Convenient Store – Part 1
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It seems like it would be a good idea to envision your best day. Imagine everything going exactly to plan. You conceive of eating on target, nailing your exercise, and getting a great night’s sleep. Imagining and planning for all this would be a good idea except that it’s opposite day. This week, Catherine and Donald ask you to imagine your worst day; the day when you do everything wrong when it comes to your weight loss and fitness. By looking at all of your worst-case behavior, it can make better choices more obvious. From there, you can make realistic improvements towards your ultimate goals. Plus, there were shivings in Catherine’s school yard, Donald feels the burn deep in his soul, and it turns out that this episode is a dramatic dramatization.
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Episode 41 – Winter is Coming
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-41-winter-is-coming/
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You might not believe this, but some people wear clothes every day. For some of those very same people, clothes can be a mental burden when you’re unhappy in your own body. Even when your health and fitness habits are successful, it can be difficult to know how to deal with clothes that no longer fit and when to buy new ones. Listener Kat wrote in all the way from The United Kingdom to ask Catherine and Donald for advice on when to re-shop for new outfits. The couple talk about the importance of feeling good now, conducting a closet audit, and how to not break the bank when you might not be at the same size for long. Plus, Catherine has keen Sherlockian powers, Donald wins a participation coupon, and it turns out that the locals call it “The UK”.
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Episode 93 – Does This Podcast Make Me Look Fat?
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We know that some of you are fans of alternating current while others are fans of direct current, so in this episode we have included both AC and DC. Do you ever think about a time when you were really in shape or really on track and wonder what happened? Do you feel some guilt or shame when you try to compare yourself right now to that past version of yourself? This week, Catherine and Donald discuss how we often compare ourselves to an ideal and how trying to immediately meet that ideal holds us back from real progress. It’s important to honor the person you are and salute yourself before you take the first step. Plus, Catherine is a gap bridger, Donald has recipes for Australian chicken parm, and our main thing is bringing good information.
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Episode 144 – Electric Backslide – Part 1
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Moves. Everyone makes them, but not everyone makes the right ones. Whether it’s busting out the cabbage patch at the company office party or replying to that email from a stranger asking for your banking information, we’ve all made some wrong moves. But have you ever found yourself saying, “I’m making all the right movies, but the number on the scale isn’t budging”? This week, Catherine and Donald talk about examining the moves that you are making and figuring out if you really are making all of the right ones. By stepping back and being really honest with yourself, you might find some moves that need some improvement. Plus, Catherine writes a love letter to ketchup, Donald is captain of the hot dog team, and someone uses Photoshop to add avocado.
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Episode 386 – BYO Summer – Part 1
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When you’re about to set off on a weight loss and fitness journey, adventure, or journventure, you probably don’t think about asking elves, dwarves, or hobbits to join you. But you might, in your own way, be bringing goblins, orcs, and Ringwraiths along in the form of people or influencers who are keeping you from reaching your goals. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about the importance of the company you keep, the people, podcasts, social media follows, books, and articles you surround yourself with and how they can help or hurt your progress. By building The Fellowship that supports your healthy choices and lifts you up, you can get to where you’ve always wanted to be. Plus, Catherine thinks that modern malls are full of cheese fountains, Donald journeys to Mount Fondue, and the hobbits did a lot of walking without wearing their Fitbits.
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Okay, so the 1970s wasn’t all bad. We got Star Wars, Jaws, The Sex Pistols, and Led Zepplin out of it. But we also got disco, streaking, pet rocks, and ...
Has this ever happened to you? You’re a vital part of a spy mission, but the spy who dives out of the way of the giant exploding fish tank gets ...
This is the episode that other podcasters don’t want you to hear! Most of us have fallen for click bait. We’ve clicked the link that said a terrible thing was ...
If you’re part of the giant throng that has been clamoring for a collab, which is short for “collaboration”, between Gretchin Rubin and Sir Mix-A-Lot, wait no further. Do you ...
Keys are great for jingling to make a baby laugh, but not so good for weight loss and fitness plans. If you’re like Catherine and Donald, you probably spent years ...
If you’re a hotshot you’re probably used to pop quizzes. People are always coming up to you and saying, “Pop quiz, hotshot!”. But if you’re a regular shot, a room ...
If you’re like most people, when you think of Summer you think of the 1986 John Cusack movie, “One Crazy Summer” and the eternal questions, “Who invented liquid soap and ...
If you’re like me, when you think about “life changing magic”, you think about tidying up. Author Marie Kondo is right there with us. Her KonMari method of decluttering involves ...
You’ve got to have the perfect plan, right? The one with the best tools, the optimal routine, and maximum efficiency. It has to be out there and you just know ...
If you’re like me and you think about food all the time, when you hear the word “secret”, your mind might go straight to “secret sauce” or “secret herbs and ...
There’s a raging debate on the internet about whether or not this is a Christmas episode. It has all the hallmarks; it’s being released in May and the hosts mention ...
Movies, TV shows, and books make you think that committing fraud is all fun and games. The reality of committing fraud can look very different from the glamorous portrayal in ...
The triangle might be your favorite musical instrument and you might collect original vinyl albums from the world’s greatest trianglists. Or maybe you’ve enjoyed being “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob” ...
Some people are afraid of the dark because they can’t see the ghouls. Other people are afraid of the dark because that’s when their relentless snaking happens. Catherine and Donald ...
You say you want to exercise. You have the best of intentions to exercise. But the day goes by, and you still don’t do it. But what’s stopping you? That’s ...
If you’re like most people, you try to eat food every day. Sometimes, even making a dinner that fits into our health and fitness goals can be a challenge. But ...
Whether it’s racing formula 1, becoming a fire truck when we grow up, or losing 5 pounds, we’ve all said that we wanted to do something, but then haven’t done ...
Historians and the people who lived through it, often ask the question, “what the heck was wrong with the 1970s? Disco, mood rings, pet rocks, and of course, streaking. The ...
The word “postmortem” comes from the Latin words “post” (after) and “mortem” (death). What a cheerful way to start a podcast! My point here is that businesses are too lazy ...
If you’re a longtime listener, you already know that our second favorite thing is to make parallels between business strategies and health goals. If you’re also a fan of that ...
After last week’s episode, you probably thought that it was impossible for a weight loss and fitness podcast to include even more facts about Ohio. You were sorely mistaken. This ...
Listener Erin wrote in asking about how to deal with plateaus. At first, we thought it was strange that she’d turn to us for information about areas of relatively level, ...
You’ve probably heard the old expression, “People: you can’t live with them”. But if that’s true, why do we spend so much of our time and energy trying to make ...
As it is nearing Valentine’s Day people’s attention turns towards one thing; business strategies. It is generally accepted that business strategies aren’t good for anything, but what if I told ...
If you’re a character in a movie about big game hunting, at some point you’ll probably say, “humans are truly the most dangerous animals on earth”. If you’re a real ...
Do you pride yourself on knowing the one right way to do something? Do you often say, “my way or the highway” and think it’s a good thing? Not so ...
If you’re like most people, you probably look into a mirror and sing the Eurythimics song, “Would I Lie To You?”. You sing, “Now would I say something that wasn’t ...
It’s our 7-year anniversary! Hooray! To celebrate, we’re going to talk about giving up. Isn’t’ that just like us? Sometimes, we bump up against a number on the scale that ...
If you’re like a lot of us, you may have treated the end of 2024 like a big party full of food. You may have also treated the beginning and/or ...
There are many ways to participate in cramming. You may have tried to cram too many people into the same car, or, if you’re like the hosts of this show, ...
Do you ever wish you could take the thoughts in your head about losing weight and getting more physically fit and turn them into actions in a place not inside ...
Why don’t I just do everything perfectly? Shouldn’t I wait for the perfect circumstances before I start? If you’ve found yourself saying these kinds of things, you might be a ...
Winging it might work for improv comedians and reindeer flying around, but winging it on your food and exercise plan through the holidays is a set up for regret. For ...
You know that magical feeling when you open a present and discover that it’s the gift of math? Well, we’ve got a whole episode dedicated to giving you that feeling! ...
It’s that special time of year in between Halloween and Thanksgiving when people can only think of one thing; forming new and healthy habits. Friend of the show in our ...
You might be saying to yourself, “Look, it’s Autumn. Can’t you just let me enjoy the leaves changing color and some pumpkin spice?” It’s a fair point, but it’s not ...
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At this special time of year, we are reminded that demons like to possess young people and make their heads spin around. Some people have demons from heck, while others ...
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If you’re like me, you thought the movie “The Fall Guy” was about a guy who loved the Autumn so much that he dedicated his life to keeping the Fall season in his heart all the year round. It turns out, that movie was about a stunt person in love with a Director who solves crimes for some reason. Have you ever thought about how cool it would be to have your own stunt person step in when your health and fitness gets hard? If you’re like Catherine and Donald, you’ve often wished for someone else who could do the hard parts when it comes to weight loss. This week, the couple help you to realize that you are your own stunt double, capable of facing any situation yourself. Plus, you can’t rely on Donald for textiles, Catherine reveals a shocking truth about churning your own butter, and lawyers gotta loy.
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Most of us know that French is virtually impossible to translate, but there are a select few who understand some of the words. Luckily, We Only Look Thin’s Catherine is one of those select few. This week, the couple talk about how the culinary process, “Mise en Place”, or “Putting in Place”, can help us to achieve weight loss and fitness goals. When we put the right habits and systems in place, it helps us do the things we say we want to do. Slow down, show yourself some patience, really observe your world, and ask yourself how you can make it easier. Plus, Catherine knows that the locals call it “French Land”, Donald doesn’t have time for a sense of calm, and the industrial revolution has taught us nothing.
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If you’re like most of us, you’ve wished for a magical body transformation. To be granted a wish and to wake up in a brand new, perfect body. And you’ve probably promised that you’ve learned a lesson and you’ll always be good from now on if you can just be thin now. But if that really happened, would you know how to maintain that weight or would you celebrate with food? This week, Catherine and Donald talk about looking forward to maintaining your goal weight even as you work towards hitting that goal weight. You need to work on putting in place the skills, systems, habits, and behaviors in place to keep the goal weight you’re looking to hit. Plus, Catherine likes doilies and whisking, Donald tries to attract listeners from outer space, and the 1970s did not care about backstory.
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We’ve all asked Mary, Mary quite contrary how her garden grows and she’s given us some story about using silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row. That story doesn’t seem to check out. What effect do silver bells have on plant growth? What even is a “cockle shell” anyway? When you think about it, the right question should be, “how do I make my mindset grow?” You’ve come to the right place for answers. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about the importance of a growth mindset in achieving your weight and health goals and more importantly, how you shift your mindset in the right direction. You’re more capable of achieving difficult goals than you probably think. Plus, Catherine is jealous of everyone, Donald definitely doesn’t work for a sneaker company, and space-age water coolers really do exist.
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Episode 135 – Growth Chart
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-135-growth-chart/
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Labor Day Sale?!? Pumpkin Spice?!? Halloween Decorations?!? Wasn’t the summer just getting started? If you’re like a lot of us, you entered the year with lofty goals for your weight, health, and fitness. And if you’re like a lot of us, things haven’t turned out how you’d hoped. It’s tempting as we head into the Fall to just put it all off until next year. This week, Catherine and Donald walk you through the habits that they are re-committing to this fall so that they don’t dig themselves into a deeper hole before next year. Go into the last part of the year in a way that you’ll be proud of. Plus, someone throws persimmons at Catherine, Donald eats a kiwi out of spite, and the couple gives you dobs, dabs, and dollops.
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Have you ever thought to yourself something like, “a positive attitude just means you’re not really paying attention to the word” or “these people need to get their heads out of the clouds and face that fact that they’re never going to get there”.? If you answered “yes”, you might need to work on your resilience. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about the habits of people who are able to take the bad with the good and use it all to achieve their weight loss goals. It turns out that you can cultivate a growth frame of mind. Like with many things, it takes developing habits and practicing them. If you’re so afraid of failure that you don’t try anything, you’re also not trying to succeed at anything. Plus, Catherine pays homage to an 80’s classic, Donald wants to be part of the sack lunch bunch, and none of this has anything to do with Lawrence Welk.
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10 Habits of Highly Resilient People by Bryan E. RobinsonPh.D.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-right-mindset/202011/10-habits-highly-resilient-people
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When you’re in your 20’s, most people want to lose weight to look better in a pair of Vidal Sassoon blue jeans. As we get older, most people still want to lose weight to look better in a pair of Vidal Sassoon blue jeans. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about the importance of finding a deeper “why” for your weight and fitness goals. What do you value in life? What kinds of things do you want in your future? Answering these types of questions for yourself can be one of the keys to long-term success. Plus, Donald wears shoeboxes for shoes, Catherine tries to be more cantankerous, and the couple introduces a kiss cam for podcasts.
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The Olympics may be winding down, but there are still a ton of lessons that “regular people” can learn from Olympians. In a lot of ways, hitting a goal weight is a lot like winning an Olympic medal. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about how, just like top athletes, you need to start planning for after the event even before you get there. Plus, Catherine Ws the Heck, Donald names tunes in notes, and you learn the truth about where Olympians spend the offseason.
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If you’re like me, you were watching the Olympic Men’s gymnastics rings event this morning and you were thinking, “I could never do that”. Or maybe you were thinking, “It must be nice to just be able to do nothing except exercise all the time. If I could do that, I’d finally be thin.” Or maybe, “I would have made a great pole vaulter if I’d tried.” It turns out that none of those thoughts really helps us on our health and fitness journey-adventure. But what if there were some things that “regular people” could learn from Olympic Athletes? This week, with the help of an article by Joe Kita on WebMD, Catherine and Donald break down some mindset perspectives used by top athletes that you can apply to your own daily life. Plus, Catherine is better than an article writer, Donald has tendency separation surgery, and most sporting events teach us nothing.
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Olympic Athletes Use These Mindset Tricks – You Should Too Written by Joe Kita
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20240620/olympic-athletes-use-these-mindset-tricks-you-should-too
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You probably think it’s a coincidence that the word “Storm” rhymes with the word “Swarm”, but is it? Probably. However, it isn’t a coincidence that when you are trying to change your behaviors, one of the most effective brainstorming methods is the Swarm of Behaviors created by BJ Fogg, PhD. This week, Catherine and Donald break down the Swarm of Behaviors and give you some examples on how to apply it to your weight loss habits so that you can take “I want to lose weight” and turn that into actual weight loss. Plus, Donald wants to start a smash book, Catherine attacks the letter “K”, and we’re not randos on the internet because you know us.
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Episode 243 – Sumspringa
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-243-sumspringa/
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Everyone agrees that there are only two kinds of people in this world: Spice Girls people and Backstreet Boys people. But what if we put aside our differences and used the lessons taught by both super groups to get to the heart of our weight loss and fitness goals? This week, Catherine and Donald talk about the first step in BJ Fogg’s Behavior Design model; clarify the aspiration. When you set a nebulous “pie in the sky” goal, it can make it difficult to figure out how to get there. Asking yourself what you want and why, can narrow your focus and make the habits involved clearer. Plus, Catherine swim, swam, swums, Donald does not rock the flannel, and women’s puns are good, but men’s puns are bad.
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If you’re a space bounty hunter travelling with your adopted child, you probably don’t worry too much about weighing yourself. On the other hand, if you’ve had life-long weight issues you probably worry about it a lot. Maybe too much. Or maybe not enough. Developing a healthy relationship with the scale can be a difficult minefield to navigate. This week, Catherine and Donald walk you through seven tips for using the scale in a way that works best for you. It’s kind of like using The Force; there’s a light side and a dark side. Plus, Catherine explains the “Axioms of Feminometry”, Donald is also known as “Jimmy A-plus-ichinson”, and marriage is about one-upmanship.
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Summertime is traditionally a time for beaches, pools, road trips and vacations. Just like teenagers in love who walk hand in hand, road trips and vacations are paired with food and drink indulgences. If you’re anything like Catherine and Donald, you can’t find one without the other. This week, the couple give you some basic tips on navigating the summer vacation season while still keeping your health and fitness goals in mind. A vacation doesn’t have to mean saying goodbye to all of your healthy habits. Plus, Catherine complains about Halloween again, Donald has a particular set of skills, and you will believe that a seatbelt can click.
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For some, the official start of summer means BBQs and vacations. For others, it means getting stuck in a rut. This week, Catherine and Donald help you look at the summer and adapt your health and fitness routine to the season. Maybe that means moving your activity outdoors and maybe it means moving it into air conditioning; either way it means moving yourself towards your goals. Plus, Catherine gets singular, not possessive, Donald drowns in berries, and there’s a Karen riot over Halloween decorations.
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Urevo Walking Pad on Amazon (the one Donald and Catherine use)
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Mental effort, physical effort, and routine. When you hear that a podcast episode is about those three things, it makes it extra tempting to listen. But what if we threw in “The Ability Chain”, invented by Stanford Professor and bestselling author, BJ Fogg, PhD? And what if we let you know that Catherine and Donald take three links in the ability chain and help you troubleshoot adding more movement into your life? Now it’s a slam dunk, right? Right. Plus, Donald has a good luck wrist injury, Catherine thinks the Marlboro Man can solve her problems, and The President is monitoring how many jumping jacks you can do.
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If you’re the band Erasure, you probably want to Break These Chains of Love. If you’re BJ Fogg, PhD, you want to make your ability chain stronger. It’s sort of a Yin and Yang thing. This week, Catherine and Donald look at the first two links in the ability chain, Time, and Money, and walk you through how you troubleshoot them to get more movement into your life. By making each of the links stronger, you can get yourself to make movement part of your daily routine. Plus, Donald raises the roof to burn calories, Catherine sells a fitness onesie, and marriage is the real tough mudder.
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You’ve heard of necklace chains and bicycle chains and probably even the “Chain of Fools”, but have you heard of the Ability Chain? BJ Fogg, author of “Tiny Habits”, encourages people to make behavior change easier to do. Make it more convenient to do the habits that you want to put in place. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about using the five links in the Ability Chain to make it easier to eat the way you want to in order to hit your weight loss and health goals. Figuring out what’s holding you back and simplifying the barriers is one of the key steps in lasting habit change. Plus, Catherine gives you a standard issue gargoyle, Donald pits Professor X vs Professor Fogg, and get ready for selfies with sandwiches.
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If you’re a character from Game of Thrones, you might be known as the “Breaker of Chains”, but if you aren’t a character from Game of Thrones, you probably aren’t. However, even if it’s not a literal chain, there may be links in a metaphorical chain holding you back from achieving your weight loss goals. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about BJ Fogg’s “ability chain” and how you can use it figure out why you’re not doing the habits that you say you want to do. Really looking at each link in the ability chain can push you in the direction of changing your habits for the better. Plus, Catherine rides the weight loss wagon, Donald makes enemies of the Blue Birds, and Time has fascinated for generations.
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If Schoolhouse Rock taught me anything, it’s that three is the magic number. And if that’s true then Episode 333 must be triple magic! AND, it’s part three of our series on Logic Loopholes. Is that too many threes in one episode? Have Catherine and Donald gone too far this time? Listen and find out! This week, the couple explore the final three (another three!) of Gretchen Rubin’s Logic Loopholes and add a few of their own. These logic loopholes are essentially lies that we tell ourselves to “get out of” doing the things we say we want to do. At We Only Look Thin, we show you how they relate to weight loss and fitness because that’s our game. Recognizing that you’re fooling yourself is an important step in making habit change that lasts. Plus, Catherine has the fruit platter of her dreams, Donald makes a double nerd reference, and the couple bring back the fear of the rhombus.
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Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Logic Loopholes
https://gretchenrubin.com/2014/02/which-of-these-10-categories-of-loopholes-do-you-invoke
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The middle episode of a trilogy is often considered filler. Just a bridge to get from the set up in part one to the final payoff in part three. But this middle part is more of a hole and filler. Loophole that is. In the second part of their Logic Loophole series, Catherine and Donald talk about 4 more of Gretchen Rubin’s “barriers to habit formation” and add a few more of their own. Which of these stories are you telling yourself to justify your habit choices? Plus, Catherine goes back to now, Donald doesn’t feel some kind of way, and the couple wear sailor suits and eat giant lollipops.
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Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Logic Loopholes
https://gretchenrubin.com/2014/02/which-of-these-10-categories-of-loopholes-do-you-invoke
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Loopholes. Sometimes we work so hard to jump through them, we should call them “hoopholes”. Because people make themselves jump through hoops. Get it? This week, the couple go through first three of Gretchen Rubin’s “Logic Loopholes”; excuses we tell ourselves to get out of doing what we promised ourselves we’d do. Then the couple add a few of their own. Maybe, if we stopped trying to “cheat the system” and put that focus on doing what we say we want to, maybe we would achieve our goals. Plus, Catherine makes it a piece of cake, Donald wears a cheap suit, and the couple are haunted by a chocolate fountain.
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Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Logic Loopholes
https://gretchenrubin.com/2014/02/which-of-these-10-categories-of-loopholes-do-you-invoke
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When we name an episode of this show after DC Comics’ wackiest super team, it might be easy to assume that Donald came up with the title, but in fact, Catherine did. Maybe she’s more of a nerd than you thought. Anyhoodle, Catherine found an article from timeular.com about the importance of setting realistic goals in your work life and the gang here at We Only Look Thin decided to make it about weight loss because that’s what we do. When we set unrealistic, “pie in the sky” goals, we’re doomed to failure before we begin. However, when we set out to engage in realistic habits, we’re setting ourselves up for success. Plus, Catherine gets marriage out of the way, Donald glides into his dotage, and people burn a lot of calories by carrying staplers in briefcases.
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6 Reasons Why It Is Important To Set Realistic Goals on Timeular.com (no author credited):
https://timeular.com/blog/why-is-important-set-realistic-goals/
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What has dinosaurs, talking mice, street teams, and 3 cats in a trench coat? This episode of course! Have you ever said to yourself, “I’ll never do that again” only to find yourself right back there at some point? Saying things like “never” and “always” sets us up for disappointment, shame, and an all or nothing attitude. The key to long-term weight loss success is about gradual improvement and about getting right back on track when things don’t go the way we want. Aim for consistency, not perfection. Plus, Catherine does a new cereal-based dance, Donald visits “Pasta R Us”, and the couple make a blood oath to their listeners.
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Brain over Binge podcast – Episode 52
https://brainoverbinge.com/episode-52-what-can-hold-you-back-in-binge-eating-recovery-part-1-food-addiction-interview-with-katherine-thomson-ph-d/
Brian over Binge podcast – Episode 53
https://brainoverbinge.com/episode-53-what-can-hold-you-back-in-binge-eating-recovery-part-2-weight-obsession-interview-with-katherine-thomson-ph-d/
Romeo Void – Never Say Never
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x0fPZrPV3M
An American Tail – Never Say Never scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXvNxXDDHSY
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-88-perfection-is-procrastination/
Episode 118 – Pity Party
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-118-pity-party/
Episode 274 – Another 10 WOLTmandments
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-274-another-10-woltmandments/
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Those loveable scoundrels at the AARP tricked us into reading an article by Katie Smith about ten habits that could change your life forever. Wouldn’t you know it, the article turned out to be great! Now, we run down the second half of the ten habits: that’s nearly 5! Catherine and Donald take you through the weight loss, fitness, and mental health benefits of cutting people out of your life, honoring commitments to yourself, unplugging, and more. You are worth the Invesment in yourself. Plus, Donald calls the police from a land line, Catherine invests in worms, and we are not yacht rock folk.
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10 Habits That Changed My Life Forever by Katie Smith
https://www.thegirlfriend.com/health/10-habits-that-changed-my-life-forever
Nina the Dancing Cat on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/nina_dancing_queen_/
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-327-tricked-by-the-aarp-part-1/
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-203-your-own-worst-frenemy/
Episode 231 – WOLT We Do in the Shadows
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-231-wolt-we-do-in-the-shadows/
Episode 289 – Better Living Through Boundaries – Part 2
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-289-better-living-through-boundaries-part-2/
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What if we told you that there were ten habits that could change your life forever? What if we further told you that the habits came from the AARP? Then, what if we told you that we were only going to tell you about five of them this week? Based on an article on thegirlfriend.com from the AARP by Katie Smith, Catherine and Donald dive into habits that you might want to adopt to achieve your health and fitness goals as well as improve your life in general. Will you become more protective of your sleep, move your body more, let people do what they want to do or try one of the others? We can’t wait to find out. Plus, Catherine photographs her way out of her marriage, Donald rides like the wind, and We Only Look Thin is super cool beans.
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10 Habits That Changed My Life Forever by Katie Smith
https://www.thegirlfriend.com/health/10-habits-that-changed-my-life-forever
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-274-another-10-woltmandments/
Episode 288 – Better Living Through Boundaries – Part 1
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-288-better-living-through-boundaries-part-1/
Episode 292 – Calgon Take Me a Weigh
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-292-calgon-take-me-a-weigh/
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This is it! The final level! The boss battle! But wait, is that a mirror over there? It IS a mirror over there. Look at it. It turns out that the boss you are battling is in fact, yourself! Dun, dun, dun! If you’ve ever hit a goal weight or wished to hit a goal weight or wished that you wanted to hit a goal weight, this episode is for you. It’s time for maintenance, so now what? Have all your problems been solved? Can you go back to your old habits? What’s different and what’s the same? This week, Donald and Catherine tell you all about it and more. And spoiler alert, they leave the door open for a sequel or an epilogue or something. It’s gonna be great! Plus, Donald thinks that going to a party is terrifying, Catherine doesn’t use her crockpot, and the couple gives you the pointy end of mindset.
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Episode 44 – Canary In A Coal Mine
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-44-canary-in-a-coal-mine/
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-321-habit-elementary-part-1/
Episode 322 – Habit Elementary – Part 2
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-322-habit-elementary-part-2/
Episode 323 – Habit Elementary – Part 3
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-323-habit-elementary-part-3/
Episode 324 – Habit Elementary – Part 4
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-324-habit-elementary-part-4/
Episode 325 – Habit Elementary – Part 5
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-325-habit-elementary-part-5/
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If weight loss and fitness were a video game, you’d complete a level and move on to the next. It isn’t, but in this episode, we’re pretending that it is. This week, Donald and Catherine guide you through one of the higher levels; when you’re in range of your goal weight. You’re tracking, meeting calorie and activity goals, working on your emotional issues with food, and becoming a detective of yourself. So now what? It’s time to figure out what your goal weight should be and time to prepare for what comes after you hit it. Plus, Donald asks for more punctuation, Catherine is good at the mashed potato; both the food and the dance, and the couple are all about the condiments.
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-321-habit-elementary-part-1/
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Episode 323 – Habit Elementary – Part 3
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-323-habit-elementary-part-3/
Episode 324 – Habit Elementary – Part 4
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-324-habit-elementary-part-4/
Episode 219 – Born Identity
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-219-born-identity/
Episode 272 – Stuck in the Middle with WOLT
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-272-stuck-in-the-middle-with-wolt/
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In part 4 of our series on navigating the different levels of your health and fitness jourventure, we ask you to do some detectivating. Your first mission; figure out if “detectivating” is a real word. At this stage, you know mindset is important, you’re tracking consistently, developing a healthy relationship with the scale, and getting in consistent movement. Now it’s time to work on identity and refine and level up your habits. You’re really doing the things now. Plus, Donald ruins Shakespeare, Catherine calls the police on spaghetti squash, and you learn why The Hamburgler turned to a life of crime.
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Juice & Toya on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrXi5ZknKThspJc-Gai04g
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Episode 323 – Habit Elementary – Part 3
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-323-habit-elementary-part-3/
Episode 44 – Canary In A Coal Mine
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-44-canary-in-a-coal-mine/
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-293-courting-disaster/
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-211-i-would-do-anything-for-wolt-but-i-wont-do-that/
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This week, take a cue from Q*Bert! In the third part of the We Only Look Thin series on building habits from the ground up, we’re about half-way up the pyramid. Catherine and Donald ask you to start looking at your past plans, letting go of the idea of “one weird trick”, setting a realistic weight goal, and how to set a calorie goal. This is where results get real. Plus, Catherine gets re-combobulated, Donald puts you on double secret probation, and the rubber meets the snake road.
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Nicewell Food Scale at Amazon (the one that Catherine and Donald use):
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Other food scales at Amazon:
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Daily Calorie Calculator at FreeDieting.com
https://www.freedieting.com/calorie-calculator
The Fitness Chef UK
https://www.fitnesschef.uk/calculator/
TDEE Calculator
https://www.verywellfit.com/what-is-energy-expenditure-3496103#toc-tdee-calculator
The Q*Bert Cartoon Theme Song on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os-YIVjAQpw
Popular Calorie Tracking Apps:
Lose it!
https://www.loseit.com/
Fitbit
https://www.fitbit.com/
My Fitness Pal
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/
Cronometer
https://cronometer.com/
Ate
https://youate.com/
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-321-habit-elementary-part-1/
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Episode 250 – Count Trackula
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-250-count-trackula/
Episode 100 – The Centennial Celebration
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-100-the-centennial-celebration/
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As that song from Stranger Things says, “Be running up that hill. Be running up that building”. Only in this case, that “hill” or “building” is a pyramid. And here’s the twist; it’s metaphorical and it’s based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. You didn’t see that coming, did you? In part 2 of their spectacular, multi-part series on building sustainable weight loss from the ground up, Catherine and Donald talk about going from just finding your footing to adding structure and purpose to your health and fitness plan. Plus, Donald doesn’t know what plants do, Catherine moisturizes with water, and we put the fun back in fundamentals.
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The Ate food journaling app:
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Episode 226 – Higher Satiety
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-226-higher-satiety/
Episode 191 – Ideal A Meal
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-191-ideal-a-meal/
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When you hear the word “pyramid”, you might think about how King Tut got so funky or that food chart they taught us about in school or maybe those schemes you know you should stay away from. If you’re Catherine and Donald, you think about all of thsoe things, but you also think about Maslow’s hierachy of needs. We Only Look Thin has taken the theory from psychology and made it about weight loss and fitness. This week, the couple talk about what to do when you’re at the very bottom. How can you find your footing in terms of mindset, food, and movement? Listen to find out. Plus, Donald starts a heavy metal band, Catherine takes other people’s dogs for walks, and the couple advises you NOT to save your drama for your mama.
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Harvard Study on Mindset and Exercise
https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/3196007
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-185-you-are-what-you-n-e-a-t/
Episode 18 – Pump Up the Volume
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-18-pump-up-the-volume/
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Wait, what? You’re telling me that there are even more ways that I sabotage myself? We sure are. You didn’t think you were getting off that easy did you? In fact, there are so many ways to sabotage yourself that you could write a book about it. Alice Boyes, PhD DID write a book about it and your chums at We Only Look Thin are here to talk some more about it. This week, Catherine and Donald take another deep dive into forms of self-sabotage and how they can stop you from hitting your health and fitness goals. For example, did you know that you could be too optimistic? Listen to find out how. Plus, Catherine sharpens her pencil, Donald posits something or other, and clearly there are other forces at play.
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The Healthy Mind Toolkit by Alice Boyes, PhD on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/42wOIZ8
Blogilates YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@blogilates
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Episode 203 – Your Own Worst Frenemy
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-203-your-own-worst-frenemy/
Episode 53 – Listen All of Y’all It’s a Sabotage
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-53-listen-all-of-yall-its-a-sabotage/
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Is taking weight loss and fitness advice from Johnny Cash song lyrics irresponsible or the key to overnight success? Probably. Alice Boyes, in her book “The Healthy Mind Toolkit”, talks about patterns of self-sabotage and how we trip ourselves up by following one extreme way of thinking or another. This week, Catherine and Donald break down three of them and make them about weight loss and fitness because everything is about weight loss and fitness. The couple help you to recognize when you’re stuck on one side of a coin or another and how to find the center path on the way to achieving your goals. Plus, Catherine gets stuck on the timely rabbit, Donald falls for a werewolf, and the couple encourages you to swipe in whichever direction isn’t the good one.
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Episode 299 – Know When to Fold ’em
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-299-know-when-to-fold-em/
Episode 202 – Appetite For Self-Destruction
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-202-appetite-for-self-destruction/
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-23-there-is-no-finish-line/
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Episode 245 – Greece is the Word
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-245-greece-is-the-word/
Episode 270 – I’m a Carbie Girl
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-270-im-a-carbie-girl/
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What’s the meme-ing of this? I’m glad you asked. If you’re like most people, you’ve enjoyed a meme starring Willy Wonka or The Great Gatsby from time to time. But what about memes pushing extreme ideas about health and fitness? Inspired by a question from a member of WOLT Place and a meme about eating disorders, this week Catherine and Donald attempt to put in perspective some ideas about being “all or nothing” when it comes to counting calories, exercise, and hitting and maintaining a goal weight. Taking agency over your body and how you feel matters. Plus, Donald is kickless, Catherine goes canary watching, and you probably can’t download appetizers to your phone.
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National Eating Disorders Association
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
(800) 931-2237
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Critical Thinking and Emotional Intelligence
https://www.headscratchers.com/Post_April_2023.html
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-280-new-order/
Episode 248 – Only Burgers in the Building
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-248-only-burgers-in-the-building/
Episode 275 – Pause Patrol
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-275-pause-patrol/
Episode 243 – Sumspringa
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-243-sumspringa/
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If you’re flying with Samuel L. Jackson you might be concerned about snakes on your plane. If you’re not, and you are trying to hit or maintain health and fitness goals, you might be more concerned about the snacks on your plane (although you wouldn’t be unconcerned about the snakes). It’s summer vacation season again and although vacations are usually wonderful, they can also lead to regret and shame about over-indulging or even lead to giving up entirely. Catherine and Donald have both been through it too and this week the couple give tips and advice on how to handle health and fitness goals when a vacation takes you out of your comfort zone. Plus, Catherine asks you to single down instead of double down, Donald makes hotels bring him all the appliances, and would it even be an episode of We Only Look Thin if they didn’t talk about Samuel L. Jackson again?
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Episode 248 – Only Burgers in the Building
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-248-only-burgers-in-the-building/
Episode 233 – Habit Holiday
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-233-habit-holiday/
Episode 181 – Roads Scholar
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-181-roads-scholar/
Episode 19 – Sisterhood of the Traveling Hot Dog Warmer
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-19-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-hot-dog-warmer/
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If you live your life based on Mountain Dew commercials or Monster Truck Shows, you probably try to take things to the extreme. At We Only Look Thin, we’ve found that when it comes to health and fitness, finding the middle ground is what leads to real and sustainable change. Unfortunately, being reasonable doesn’t get people fired up. Inspired by a question from a member of WOLT place, Catherine and Donald talk about sharpening your critical thinking skills when you are confronted by those who think any attempt to take agency in your weight is disordered. Just because we’ve been burned by predatory companies and “get thin quick schemes” doesn’t mean that our health doesn’t matter. It also doesn’t mean that we should throw up our hands and do nothing. Knowing how your body responds to what you eat and how you move matters. Plus, Catherine goes on a journal-venture, Donald attempts to bribe Mayor McCheese, and Pandora’s Box might not have been so bad if it was single-serving sized.
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National Eating Disorders Association
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Critical Thinking and Emotional Intelligence
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The Body Positivity Community Can Be Toxic Too, We Just Don’t Talk About It
By Ashlee Marie Preston
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/health/a35162869/body-positivity-community-and-weight-loss/
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Episode 117 – Docor! Doctor!
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Episode 133 – Unstuff Yourself – Part 1
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Episode 160 – Ask We Anything – Part 1
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-160-ask-we-anything-part-1/
Episode268 – Super Bowl Setback
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-268-super-bowl-setback/
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You are cordially invited to the We Only Look Thin after party! Be sure to read all the fine print before sending your RSVP. WOLT Place member Sarah asked how to restart after a few days of “out of control” eating and Catherine answered and then Catherine and Donald answered again in the form of this podcast. We all have setbacks that make us feel like we need to restart, recover, and reset. Setbacks are normal and not proof that we are broken. We want to see a crazy, montage, clean slate when we think of a restart, but it’s really just about making the next healthy choice. Let go of the notion of before and after. Plus, Catherine breaks the fourth wall, Donald makes everything 10% less fun, and 90% of health and fitness questions can be answered with a gif.
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Episode 29 – Weight Loss Rumspringa
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It’s our Swiftisode part 3. You don’t have to be a Swifty to listen, but it doesn’t hurt. If you say the right things, talking to yourself can be productive. On the other hand, negotiating with yourself usually results in disappointment. This week, Catherine and Donald conclude their series on self-negotiation and taking it of your decision making. The couple focus on making policies, setting standards, and re-writing your self-negotiating in the process. Plus, Catherine is a nifty almost 50 Swifty, Donald pumps up the caring, and you should let this podcast take up some of your brain space.
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Stop Negotiating With Yourself: Changing Your Habits Once and For All
By: Nicole Booz
https://gentwenty.com/self-negotiation/
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Sadly, there was no sequel to the classic 1998 Samuel Jackson movie, “The Negotiator”. If there had been, I’d like to believe it would have been called, “The Negotiator 2: Still Negotiating”. Thankfully, there is a sequel to last week’s episode of We Only Look Thin about self-negotiation. And this is it! This week, Catherine and Donald continue to go through Nicole Booz’s article and talk about building your habits into systems, taking negotiation out of the process, and how creating plans and backup plans is one of the keys to long-term success. Plus, Catherine joins the Away Lacrosse Team, Donald breaks the first rule of Fight Club, and the couple invents a new dance craze that’s sweeping the nation.
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Stop Negotiating With Yourself: Changing Your Habits Once and For All
By: Nicole Booz
https://gentwenty.com/self-negotiation/
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg on Amazon
https://amzn.to/3L191VU
Atomic Habits by James Clear on Amazon
https://amzn.to/3MZtoWk
What to Say When You Talk to Your Self by Shad Helmstetter on Amazon
https://amzn.to/3V4gmZB
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-209-woltcome-to-the-jungle/
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When you think of “negotiations”, you probably think of a business deal or a labor dispute. When you think of “The Negotiator”, you probably think of the 1998 Samuel Jackson movie by that name. When it comes to sticking to our health and fitness goals, the real negotiator is often times the person looking back at us in the mirror. Yikes! Inspired by an article written by Nicole Booz, Catherine and Donald take you through the basics of self-negotiation, how to recognize when you’re doing it, and how to begin to call yourself on it. Recognizing your patterns is the first step in lasting behavior change. Plus, Donald is the Crystal Light of men, Catherine gives it a good Hoovering, and sometimes not giving a gift is the greatest gift of all.
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Stop Negotiating With Yourself: Changing Your Habits Once and For All
By: Nicole Booz
https://gentwenty.com/self-negotiation/
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg on Amazon
https://amzn.to/3L191VU
Atomic Habits by James Clear on Amazon
https://amzn.to/3MZtoWk
What to Say When You Talk to Your Self by Shad Helmstetter on Amazon
https://amzn.to/3V4gmZB
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Episode 72 – Sleeping with the Enemy
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-72-sleeping-with-the-enemy/
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Setbacks. No one needs them, but everyone has them. This week, listener Coco asks the We Only Look Thin team about how to deal with setbacks in your life that cause you to pause your Health and Fitness Journey. Catherine and Donald talk about adopting a long view mindset and about how safety nets and insurance are important. Hopefully, we never use them, but they help us when setbacks occur. Pausing your health and fitness journey isn’t a moral failure and is sometimes necessary for your mental wellbeing. This episode also contains the exciting and brief return of The Tip Of the Week (TOW!). Plus, Catherine stops, drops, and rolls, Donald lets Calgon take him away, and the couple used to be world-famous trapeze artists.
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Emotional Agility by Susan David on Amazon
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Episode 82 – My Left Foot
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-82-my-left-foot/
Episode 126 – Moving Target
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-126-moving-target/
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Some podcasts can discuss the burning bush and others can discuss burning calories, but this is the only podcast that discusses both! This week, Catherine and Donald present ten or so MORE principles for healthy and sustainable weight loss. How can We Only Look Thin afford to give this much advice? Volume! The couple discuss “all or nothing” attitudes, weird tricks, sleep, perfectionism and more. Plus, Catherine didn’t pay attention during nap reading time, Donald bangs on something, and lots of things turn into macaroni.
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Episode 159 – Weight Loss Mistakes – Part 2
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Episode 158 – Weight Loss Mistakes – Part 1
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Episode 177 – 10 Things I Ate About You 3
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-177-10-things-i-ate-about-you-3/
Episode 176 – 10 Things I Ate About You Too
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-176-10-things-i-ate-about-you-too/
Episode 131 – The Knights Who Say N.E.A.T.
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-131-the-knights-who-say-n-e-a-t/
Episode 247 – Schoolhouse Walk
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-247-schoolhouse-walk/
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Listen to this episode or thou shall be smoten! Just like Charton Heston in that movie about Moses and the Ten Commandments (what was it called?), Catherine and Donald present ten or so principles for healthy and sustainable weight loss. Instead of carving them into stone tablets, the couple record them onto a podcast which makes it easier to listen to. They discuss eyeballing condiments, eating off of the plates of others, negative self-talk, N.E.A.T, motivation, and more. Plus, Catherine acts like a trained unicyclist, Donald crosses the line between Bible talk and pirate talk, and eating hummus is basically like eating nature.
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Episode 177 – 10 Things I Ate About You 3
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-177-10-things-i-ate-about-you-3/
Episode 176 – 10 Things I Ate About You Too
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Episode 131 – The Knights Who Say N.E.A.T.
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-131-the-knights-who-say-n-e-a-t/
Episode 247 – Schoolhouse Walk
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-247-schoolhouse-walk/
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If you only listen to one health and fitness podcast that brings up Enya, Falco, Fabio, Hobbit Sticks and Light Sabers, this should be the one. Continuing our series based on questions that our listeners asked on The Socials (as the kids call them), Listener Megan wants to know how to get through “the slog” of being in “the middle” of your fitness journventure. Catherine and Donald deliver the good news and bad news; there is no “middle” and you can adjust your habits and mindset so that there is no “slog”. Plus, Catherine gets a lucky shark bite, Donald gets attacked by flying monkeys, and the couple teach you not to give up when you can’t make cabbage soup during long car rides.
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I Will Teach You to be Rich with Ramit Sethi
https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/
I Will Teach You to be Rich book by Ramit Sethi on Amazon:
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Episode 219 – Born Identity
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-219-born-identity/
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We Only Look Thin asked you which topics you’d like us to talk about and you answered. Now Catherine and Donald will answer your answers, which were really questions, in the form of a podcast or ten. This week, the couple address two questions from Instagram from a listener who wants to know how to “eat healthy” when you have small children and no time and what to do with leftover ingredients. Spoiler alert; vegetables are not a punishment and don’t plan on giving your celery to Catherine. Plus, Catherine serves scary spaghetti, Donald is not Chef Boyardee, and the couple take babies to task.
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The Lazy Genius Podcast episode 146 about feeding Picky Kids
https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/picky
The Buy Nothing Project:
https://buynothingproject.org/find-a-group/
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Episode 99 – Meal Day Preppers
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-99-meal-day-preppers/
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First, we were told that fats were bad. Then we were told that carbs were bad. Next it was processed foods that were bad and cooked foods that were bad and on and on it went until the only things left that were “good” were Tab and celery. This week, Catherine and Donald discuss working your favorite foods into your diet without the guilt and shame. There are no “good” foods or “bad” foods; food doesn’t have a moral value. You can Portion, Plan, Pair, have a Policy and other “P-words” (revealed in the episode) so that you achieve your health and fitness goals and still enjoy the food that you are eating. Plus, Catherine rides the alphavater, Donald has all of the food-based holidays on his calendar, and Pluto is a dwarf letter.
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Episode 248 – Only Burgers in the Building
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-248-only-burgers-in-the-building/
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Would you use a game spinner to choose an exercise routine? How about flipping a coin to pick your diet plan? What about using a Pop-O-Matic to figure out how many calories you’ll eat? You probably said “no” to all of these questions, but most people engage in bargaining or magical thinking at some point during their weight-loss adventure. People say things like, “Oh great and powerful wizard of the scale, if you just help me out this time, I promise I’ll be good from now on”. Donald and Catherine have been there too and this week the couple talk about why we do it and how to stop rolling the dice with our health and fitness decisions. The more agency and responsibility you take for yourself the more empowered you feel. Plus, Donald thinks clovers are orange, Catherine is all about the toy surprise, and at least one fortune cookie gives good advice.
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Episode 135 – Growth Chart
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-135-growth-chart/
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This week, The We Only Look Thin players present a very special episode that involves some of the finest acting a Health and Fitness podcast has ever seen. Have you gone to a Super Bowl party or similar gathering and made food and drink choices that you weren’t proud of? Have you let an indulgent day turn into an indulgent weekend or week or year or decade? Catherine and Donald have been there. In this episode, they layout the directions to the recover and reset onramp back to your healthy habits. Setbacks are normal and part of the process. Plus, Donald bros out, Catherine’s improv training kicks in, and the couple can’t decide whether to alight or swoop in.
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Have you spent your life doing the Goldilocks with your weight loss and fitness plans? This one’s “too hard” and that one’s “too cold” and never finding one that’s “just right”? Did you blame it on the rain that was fallin’, fallin’? Did you blame it on the stars that didn’t shine that night? Whatever you do, don’t put the blame on you. Or maybe you should put the blame on you? This week, Catherine and Donald talk about their years of blaming all of the plans they tried for their inability to achieve their weight loss and fitness goals. Learning to adapt and modify plans to fit their needs was what finally got them there. Plus, Catherine goes WOLTing on the Railroad, Donald is lip-sunk, and it turns out that the couple are more than just the pretty faces of We Only Look Thin.
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7 Self-Serving Bias Examples You See Throughout Life by Connie Mathers
https://www.developgoodhabits.com/self-serving-bias/
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-250-count-trackula/
Episode 251 – Bride of Trackula
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-251-bride-of-trackula/
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Some people love board games like Monopoly or Chutes and Ladders. Others love card games like Uno or Go Fish. For some, their favorite game is the Blame Game. When we don’t achieve a goal, such as a health and fitness goal, we often blame everyone and everything outside of ourselves. Catherine and Donald have done it too. This week, the couple talk about why we do it and give some advice on how to take responsibility for our own part in our circumstances. It may feel like a shot through the heart when you realize that you’re to blame. Plus, Donald doesn’t say “Cali”, Catherine thinks a 30-Day Hot Burn Fuel Power is a bad idea, and we learn that Pauly Shore is not related to the Jersey Shore despite having the same last name.
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Blaming Others: 6 Reasons Why People Play the Blame Game by Connie Mathers
https://www.developgoodhabits.com/blaming-others/
7 Self-Serving Bias Examples You See Throughout Life by Connie Mathers
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https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-26-breaking-bad/
Episode 186 – Begin Again, Again
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-186-begin-again-again/
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In classic We Only Look Thin fashion, we name an episode after a fictional 1970’s TV Detective that hardly anyone under 40 will remember. It’s good to know that some things never change. What also never changes is the desire that some people have to do almost anything other than count calories. They’d rather take any kind of pill, have any kind of surgery, or eat any kind of terrible tasting “superfood”, than track the calories that they eat. This week, Catherine and Donald give you the lowdown on why you should track your calories and some ways to adjust your mindset about it. It turns out that calories have consequences. Plus, Donald plays a tune on his cauliflower ukulele, Catherine throws out the baby with the Brussels sprouts, and the couple delivers the podcast equivalent of a blow to the solar plexus.
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The Diet Fix by Yoni Freedhoff on Amazon
https://amzn.to/3HVzKTC
The Merriam Webster definition of “Solar Plexus”
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20plexus
According to The Grammarist, it’s “Brusses sprouts”:
https://grammarist.com/spelling/brussels-sprout/
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Episode 246 – Save Your Beers for Another Day
https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-246-save-your-beers-for-another-day/
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Love. Exciting and new. Come aboard; we’re expecting you. When the great poet Paul Williams wrote the lyrics to the Love Boat theme, he probably wasn’t thinking about couples who enabled each other’s weight gain, but that’s why Catherine and Donald are here. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the couple bring you an episode about how love and relationships can lead to the grounding of the Health and Fitness Ship. The good news is that couples can work together on their goals and Catherine and Donald give you some ways to make that happen. Plus, Donald makes a hip 16th Centry Pop Culture reference, Catherine tells you the difference between catdog people and fishdog people, and the couple are clearly zestless.
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You Can Expect to Gain 17 Pounds in the First Year of a New Relationship
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/heres-how-much-weight-you-gain-during-relationships
Is Relationship Weight Gain A Real Thing?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/relationship-weight-gain_n_56bcbe6fe4b0c3c550504ce6#:~
Weight Gain Could Be Caused By A Happy Marriage, Study Finds
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/weight-gain_n_2528800
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If you were one of the thousands of people who listened to last week’s episode of We Only Look Thin and remarked, “these are the deepest thoughts I’ve ever heard”, then you’d better buckle up. This week, Catherine and Donald’s thoughts go even deeper. The couple talk you through the final 5 questions from an article by JoLynn Braley to ask yourself along your weight loss and fitness Jounventure (journey-adventure). Is food the most fun thing in your life? Are you seeing and hearing enough positive messages? Are you taking responsibility for your actions and their outcomes? Plus, Catherine stops blaming the Brussels Sprouts, Donald is definitely not en vogue, and the couple officially invite you to their channel on The Tik Tubes.
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15 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Starting Your Weight Loss Journey
By JoLynn Braley
https://www.yourtango.com/experts/jolynn-braley/questions-ask-yourself-weight-loss-plan-diet
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Thinking is one of the top ways in which we have thoughts. But what if you really want deep thoughts? Do you need a thinking shovel or some kind of mind backhoe? No, those don’t exist. What you need is to ask questions of yourself. This week, Catherine and Donald bring you another 5 questions from an article by JoLynn Braley to ask yourself along your weight loss and fitness Jounventure (trademark We Only Look Thin). Are you looking at the right things that stand in your way? Do you have a coach in your corner? How is your mindset playing into your choices? See, I told you this was deep. Plus, Catherine goes crazy banana pants, Donald shockingly praises dad jokes, and this podcast has often been favorably compared to Masterpiece Theater.
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15 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Starting Your Weight Loss Journey
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You probably ask a lot of questions during your average day. How much is it? What’s in it for me? Who invented liquid soap? It turns out that some of the most important questions you can ask are of the person in the mirror. You didn’t see that twist coming, did you? Inspired by an article written by JoLynn Braley, We Only Look Thin takes you through 5 questions to ask yourself on your weight loss adventure journey. Why are you starting, is your choice of diet healthy and sane, and are your habits sustainable are just some of the questions addressed. Plus, Donald listens to podcasts on his burner phone, Catherine thinks chopping down a tree is a good gift, and the couple are jammin’ it out.
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It’s a new year and so you’ll be imbued with magical powers to transform yourself into the person you’ve always wanted to be! But wait, isn’t that what you said last year too? That’s what Catherine and Donald used to think too. They spent most of their adult lives hoping that the mystical properties of a new year would allow them to accomplish their health and fitness goals. They made promises and resolutions only to “slip up” and then give up a short time later. This week, the couple talk about how to bring about meaningful and lasting change in the new year. Plus, Catherine won’t let going of being rad, Donald is still looking forward to Y2K, and this episode is a bop that slaps.
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The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day can be a magical time, but it can also be a struggle. You might be torn between your big-city lifestyle and the simple country life from whence you came. Or maybe that was a Hallmark movie I saw? When it comes to health and fitness during the Holidays, we know we’re going to be inundated with holiday food, but there are less obvious challenges in front of us which can be even more difficult to navigate. It may seem counter-intuitive, but when we’re around family and friends, we sometimes feel like we don’t deserve a voice. This week, Catherine and Donald (mostly Catherine), talk about not waiting until you feel like a “grown-up” before asking for what you need. We become the people we want to be by doing the things that person does. Plus, Catherine is a genuine Lady, the magic was inside Donald all along, and this podcast is “very shackle”.
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Catherine and Donald continue to milk the heck out of their r/loseit Reddit AMA! Er, that is to say that they treat their listening audience to a more in depth ...
The Dynamic Duo of weight loss are at it again! The couple continue their series of deep dives into the questions they were asked on their hit Reddit AMA. Are ...
It’s like a blog post for your ears! Catherine and Donald begin a series of deeper dives and follow ups on questions that they were asked in their Reddit r/loseit ...
People are constantly craving more information about The Wygals, so Catherine and Donald put together an episode just for them. And you. The couple talk about moving through different phases ...
When trying to reach a goal weight, people oftentimes search for the perfect plan. The perfect diet and exercise routine that will melt the pounds off and keep them off. ...
Part 2 of our extravaganza on combating compulsive eating continues with a podcast that’s on the razors edge (that’ll make sense when you listen). Inspired by an email from a ...
In what some are calling part 1 of a Christmas Special in July, Catherine and Donald give their take on how to combat compulsive eating. Inspired by an email from ...
Sometimes, we have expectations for ourselves that we just can’t meet. Getting ourselves to do what we want can oftentimes feel impossible. Author and Podcaster Gretchen Rubin has developed a ...
This week, We Only Look Thin tricks you into learning! Catherine and Donald talk about the importance of N.E.A.T, but this isn’t your grandfather’s “neat”. This is Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. ...
On your health and fitness adventure (or journey or journ-venture), staying on track can be difficult at the best of times and menstruating can add additional challenges into the mix. ...
On a weight loss journventure, we all know about eating too many calories, but did you also know that you can eat too few? Inspired by an email from listener ...
Some people think that the key to weight loss is just to find the right diet or exercise program to go on for awhile. This week, inspired by an article ...
Whether you are on a weight loss journey, a weight loss adventure, or a weight loss journ-venture, figuring out the best method of travel from where you are to your goal ...
Donald wanted to do a salute to the great building maintenance people from pop culture. From Snyder on “Good Times” to Mr. Miyagi in the “Karate Kid”, he and Catherine ...
The We Only Look Thin team harvest another childhood memory and make it about weight loss. This time, it’s the classic children’s book, “The Giving Tree”, by Shel Silverstein. Sometimes ...
It’s a little known fact, that getting on a scale is one of the leading ways in which people weigh themselves. Developing a healthy relationship with your scale can be ...
Do you spend your time looking for the next “get thin quick” scheme? Do you wish you could be instantly in shape without developing a plan to get there? If ...
If a famous fitness detective accused you of crimes against your own health, could you produce an air-tight alibi? Was it Colonel Mustard or the Bratwurst with mustard that really ...
If you’ve ever wondered which character on Gilligan’s Island you’d be, this is the podcast for you. Do you find yourself saying, “I just need to get past this week ...
In this week’s episode, Catherine and Donald ask the age-old question; who’s your Spirit Muppet? Sometimes it can feel like there are monsters all along the road to weight-loss and ...
This week, instead of getting loopy, Catherine and Donald talk about loopholes. In this case, the weight loss and fitness loopholes created by COVID-19. In this unprecedented time, it can ...
If you’ve listened to this show at all, you know that there is no finish line to weight loss. Nearly everyone who has lost weight has faced at least some ...
We present another episode recorded before we were all staying at home. Have you ever said, “Well, you know me. I’m either all into my diet or I’m all out.”? ...
We Only Look Thin presents the episode that was supposed to come out just before St. Patrick’s Day. So, let’s all agree to pretend everything is normal and that it’s ...
In this unprecedented time in modern history, Catherine and Donald discuss how to stay on track while being stuck at home. The couple point that this could actually be an ...
With a Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic going on, instead of our normal zany, slide-whistle filled episode, we decided to post a recording of a Facebook Live that Catherine conducted on Sunday, March ...
We Only Look Thin presents you with a romantic fitness comedy. If you’re like most people, you might assume that fitness instructors are born fit, or even more likely, created ...
It might be spiders, heights, grizzly bears, or socks with sandals, but chances are we’re all afraid of something. When it comes to fitness, we can all relate to the ...
While nearly everyone has eaten themselves into a “food coma” at one time or another, some of us make it a regular habit. Catherine and Donald binge ate over and ...
Few things can derail the fitness train faster than a bad cold or the flu. Chances are, somewhere during your fitness journey, you’re going to get sick, and getting sick ...
It seems like a no-brainer that the people who love you the most would be the most supportive when you decide to make a big change in your approach to ...
This week, a couple of squares talk about pyramids. You’ve probably heard of or even studied Maslow’s hierarchy of needs which is usually represented by a pyramid with basic human ...
Sure, moving around sounds like a lot of work. We’d all rather sit on the couch and do nothing, but it turns out that isn’t a good idea when it ...
If you were a movie goer in the 80s, you know the rules for Gremlins. Don’t expose them to bright light, don’t get them wet, and don’t ever, ever feed ...
Just like Gremlins begin as a cute and cuddly Mogwai, so do fitness journeys begin with good intentions. Feed us after midnight however, and it’s like a bunch of tiny ...
It’s the We Only Look Thin two year anniversary! As we embark on another year and a new decade, it is important to reflect on what got us to where ...
This week, two people who wear glasses talk about having 20/20 vision. Or rather, a vision for the year 2020! Just like you should get an annual eye exam, you ...
It’s that time of year again! The time when Catherine and Donald take a wonderful season like Christmas and make it about weight loss. Of all the We Only Look ...
Have you ever been at a sporting event and the grounds crew or the Zamboni comes out at half-time and makes the field or ice basically brand new again? Well, we’re ...
It’s the Centennial Celebration! It’s half as good as a bicentennial celebration, but twice as good as whatever 50 is! This week, Catherine and Donald give you 100 (give or ...
Meal Prep can seem overwhelming and impossible. Who’s got time for that? This week, Catherine and Donald answer that question (hint: you do!). The couple try to demystify meal prep ...
The Hunger Games isn’t just a feel good holiday classic; it’s also what we’ve often played on our weight loss journ-venture. Going on starvation diets, not planning head, and allowing ...
It’s part two of our holiday extravaganza. We have so much advice that it couldn’t be contained in one episode! In part 1, we focused on adjusting your mindset for ...
Math is fun! Especially at the holidays. That’s right, it’s that time of year again. The time when Donald and Catherine take something wonderful like the holidays and ruin them ...
Are you lookin’ for love in all the wrong places? Places like the refrigerator and the pantry? People crave love in different ways and when they don’t get it, they ...
We don’t really own the night, no one does. But we do know a thing or two about night time over eating. Have you ever stuck to your plan all ...
Sometimes words hurt, and not just when you get hit in the face with a book. Negative talk about the size and shape of a person’s body can be damaging, ...
This week, Catherine and Donald take you to business town. You may think that a S.W.O.T. analysis is a deep dive into the 1970’s TV show with the super catchy ...
We’ve always been told, “Don’t be a know it all”. But is that always a bad thing? Sometimes there are things that we know that we don’t know and other ...
Don’t confuse generosity with generosity. Do you think you’re an unappreciated super-hero? Many times in life we feel like we have the weight of the world on our shoulders. We’ll ...
It’s a sobering episode of We Only Look Thin (because it’s about alcohol, get it?). Alcohol can be a real stumbling block when trying to achieve our weight loss and ...
It’s a practically perfect episode of We Only Look Thin! On the road to our goal weight, we often say to ourselves that if we can’t do something perfectly, then ...
Donald and Catherine get kind of science-y this week and discuss the often perceived idea of Weight Loss through Osmosis (i.e. “Weight LossMosis”). We think that just by joining the ...
It’s a Laborious episode! How many times have you said to yourself, “after this week things will settle down and then I’ll get back to it”. Bad news, things will ...
This episode is doubly discouraging! In part of of their hard-hitting series about not letting failure discourage or stop you, Catherine and Donald give you many more ways in which ...
One of the most difficult things about weight loss can getting back on our plan when you haven’t been successful in sticking to it. It can be just as difficult ...
Sometimes with weight loss, you can do all the planning, take all the advice, set yourself up for success, and things still don’t go well. Catherine and Donald are back ...
It’s an Oscar worthy episode of we only look thin and the title is based on another movie that Catherine hasn’t seen. Donald and Catherine discuss the importance of diversifying ...
It’s a thrifty episode of We Only Look Thin and we’re not talking about Thrifty Ice Cream. Do you “clean your plate” all the time because it would be wasteful ...
It’s the 80th episode of WOLT, and in honor of the ’80s, Catherine and Donald are popping their collars, wearing slap bracelets, and binge watching Alf. They’re also going to ...
It’s a catastrophic episode of We Only Look Thin! Or maybe we just think it is. As is the case with so many things, when trying to lose weight, falling ...
In the first of a two-part series, Catherine and Donald talk about an article from Mango Health that discusses negative thought patterns and the couple make it very clear that ...
This week, Catherine and Donald bring you a rare We Only Look Thin interview; a “Thinterview” if you will. They talk to friend of the show and fellow weight-loss inspiration, ...
If you reside in one of the earth’s hemispheres, you need to listen to this week’s episode. Catherine of Donald talk about habit stacking and habit pairing in your weight ...
The We Only Look Thin warehouse manager has alerted Catherine and Donald that they are way overstocked on Tips of the Week (TOW!) and need to make room before the ...
In another nice episode of We Only LOOK Thin, we find out that Donald a little bit jealous and Catherine is a little bit rock and roll (yes, a Donny ...
No, the Hedonic Treadmill is not the Product of the Week (POW!) and it has nothing to do with exercise. Humans have a tendency to return to a relatively stable ...
Do you want to know who was in the movie sleeping with the enemy? You’ll have to Google it because Donald and Catherine have no idea. What they do know, ...
This week we’re going to knock you down your worth of salt. That will sort of make sense after you listen. Many people have jobs and many of the people ...
Live from Folsom Prison, Catherine and Donald prove that this is not a one-note podcast. It has at least 3 notes. We spend so much time thinking that the perfect ...
If you’re like most people, when you think about boundaries, you probably think about plate tectonic boundaries. Or perhaps you think about lesser known boundaries between countries. In this episode, ...
This episode is madness! Because it’s called “One Step Beyond”, get it? In the third and final part of their award winning series on getting started with weight loss, Catherine ...
Have you tried all of the diets and just can’t stick to one? Do you want to lose weight, but don’t even know where to start? In the second of ...
Do you want to lose weight, but you’re lost on how to get started? Have you tried everything, but nothing seems to work? Are you well on your way, but ...
This week, it’s analogies, analogies, and more analogies! When trying to lose weight we just want it to be over and done. We want the pounds off now. Catherine and ...
Negative self-talk can easily derail us on our weight loss journ-ventures. Using words like “stupid” and “fat” to describe ourselves runs deeper than we know. In a well-caffeinated episode, Catherine ...
A great internet taste-maker once said, “if you fail to plan, then you don’t have a plan”. In this week’s episode Catherine and Donald talk about ways to stop the ...
Live from Fashion Week (not really) Catherine and Donald talk about clothes and the importance of a good fit at any size. The Tip of the Week (TOW!) is the ...
We all have an image of our own bodies and for many of us, that image has little to do with reality. Catherine and Donald discuss Body Image Distortion and ...
In a foggy episode, Catherine and Donald talk about a being observers of your own life and starting where you are. By being scientists observing our own lives, we can ...
In an episode that is both captive and captivating, Catherine and Donald tell you what Stockholm syndrome has to do with losing weight. Spoiler Alert; it turns out that the ...
This week, Catherine and Donald take you where no weight loss podcast has taken you before; to 1300’s England. In a parsimonious episode, the couple discuss Occam’s Razor and how ...
In the very first episode of WOLT recorded at night, Catherine and Donald answer two letters from their listener mailbag. It’s a lot like Santa Claus opening his bag of ...
This week, Catherine and Donald introduce you to the international sport of groundhog flipping. It’s now February and you may have set New Year’s resolutions that you’ve already broken, but ...
In a special 8-bit episode, Catherine and Donald get Pac Man fever and don’t want to find a cure. The couple discuss the idea of surrounding yourself with people and ...
Do you think that you just can’t do it? That you’re too busy or that you have the world’s worst metabolism? Catherine and Donald used to think the same things, ...
Catherine and Donald can’t stand it. They know you planned it. In this episode, they are gonna set straight this Watergate. The couple introduce you to the various life cycles ...
Sometimes weight loss takes a vacation to a large theme park in Orlando, Fl and sometimes so do Catherine and Donald. Your intrepid WOLT hosts discuss their struggles with weight ...
Entering a new year can be a time to tell yourself that you’re going to really get it together this time. It can be a time to make New Year’s ...
Are you and your significant other in different places when it comes weight loss and health? In this episode, Catherine and Donald open up about how codependency in their marriage ...
Are you treating weight loss like a game? Trouble? Boggle? Hungry Hungry Hippos? In this episode, Catherine and Donald become magicians and turn games into metaphors. They help you figure ...
In this week’s episode, Catherine and Donald talk about depression and how it relates to weight loss and how the tools to push past your thoughts are where change comes ...
Have you found the perfect weight loss plan? Have you purchased all the stuff? The shake weight, the wristband, the membership kit? Are you telling everyone about how great it ...
Have you ever just wanted to quit on weight loss? Catherine and Donald are here to tell you that life isn’t a wrestling match that you can just tap out ...
Are you hoping for a lightning bolt to strike which will jolt you into action towards weight loss goals? Do you think that you’ll be visited by three ghosts to ...
Legend has it that miners took canaries into coal mines to act as a warning sign of dangerous gasses. Are you hiding from your scale? Refusing to wear your fitness ...
Is the battle between “less filling” and “tastes great” stressing you out? That can mean only one thing; the holiday season is almost upon us. Catherine and Donald are here ...
Just in time for Halloween, we have a scary good episode in which we take you through the ins and out of weighing and measuring your food. Catherine and Donald ...
In the world’s first known “Game of Thrones”/Aesop’s Fables mashup, Catherine and Donald remind you that winter is coming. Sometimes winter is a season between fall and spring, and other ...
Someone, somewhere, probably said, “Never trust a pretty face; especially not your own”. In this episode, Catherine and Donald discuss being an unreliable narrator in our own weight loss stories. ...
A dictionary that I just made up defines “Weekend” as two days that end the week. Sometimes it seems like these two days, three if we include Friday, can sabotage ...
Sometimes on We Only LOOK Thin you lean valuable lessons. This week you learn that not all “t”s are silent and that Catherine is a yuk mouth who thinks apples ...
Have you ever said, “I can’t lose weight because I’m just not motivated?”. Catherine and Donald sure have, but in this episode, they reveal that motivation is a fallacy in ...
When you fail to plan your obsolescence you plan to be obsolete. Okay, that makes no sense, but I promise that this podcast will make everything clear. In an episode ...
Math; none of us understand it. Certainly, none of us like it. But it turns out that it’s futile to fight against it. In this episode, Catherine and Donald talk ...
On our weight loss adventures, it’s often easier to stick to our goals when we stick to our normal routines. Unfortunately, loved ones and friends sometimes want to see us ...
As the song from the musical that we never saw reminds us, there are 525,600 minutes in a year. Surprise! During our weight loss adventures, we often use things like ...
Social constructs, and barriers, and milestones, oh my! We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to accomplish weight-loss goals by a certain age or for a certain event and ...
Are you a weight-loss farmer or a weight-loss hunter? Can’t decide? That’s probably because we just made up those things. However, if you listen to this episode, the choice will ...
This episode is about what happens after the sun goes down. Whether you are alone or with that special someone, things can get wild in the dark. Spoiler alert, Catherine ...
There is a popular belief, that We Only LOOK Thin will do nothing to dispel, that when Amish children reach a certain age, they have a rite of passage called ...
We’ve all had bad days or weeks on our weight loss adventure. Sometimes it just seems stupid. But as the great American Poet Chumbawamba wrote, “I get knocked down, but ...
In a very patriotic episode, Catherine and Donald tell you what’s wrong with America. Don’t worry, it’s not what you think. They introduce you to Roger and the hate method ...
The latest episode of We Only LOOK Thin is fueled by drugs. Or at least it’s fueled by a TV show about drugs. Catherine and Donald use a “Breaking Bad” ...
Fresh off their critically acclaimed appearance at the 2018 Idea World Fitness and Nutrition Convention, Catherine and Donald talk about skiing down the mountain that is weight loss and that ...
Catherine and Donald talk to Kate about being honest with yourself and realize that “mostly doing it on most days” is not the same as really doing it. They also ...
You set a weight loss goal, reach it, and then you’re finished, right? Think again. In this episode, Catherine and Donald discuss how “There Is No Finish Line” in weight ...
This week, after an amazing introduction, Catherine and Donald have a conversation with Kate about how she’s doing on her weight loss adventure. The three of them discuss fighting off ...
Gravity. We all complain about it every day, but no one does anything about it. Do you know why? Because we can’t. We have many issues in our lives that ...
It’s our 20th Anniversary episode! Well, actually it’s our 20th episode, but it is our 20th wedding anniversary. Catherine and Donald check in with Kate again and talk about her ...
During your weight loss adventure, real life happens and that includes three-day weekends. If you check your Western Calendar, you’ll see that in the U.S. of A., Memorial Day weekend ...
Pump Up the Volume is not just a late 80’s dance anthem. Nor is it just an underrated 1990 Christian Slater Movie. It’s also a way to help with weight ...
In this ramdazzeleydo episode you learn what “ramdazzeleydo” means. Sort of. Catherine and Donald do a check in and discuss how it’s going. They talk about how changes in schedule ...
This week’s topic is a secret, so we can’t tell you what it is. Wait, that’s not right. This week’s topic isn’t a secret, it is, in fact, secret eating. ...
Because you demanded it, it’s Kate 2: Judgement Day. You can’t stop her. You can’t reason with her. She makes sustainable life changes that will lead to weight loss success. ...
Treat Gauntlets! Oscar Parties! Crepe Trucks! Oh my! Preparing yourself for the unexpected is an important part of the weight loss adventure. Life often throws us curve balls in shape ...
Finally, an actual very special episode of We Only LOOK Thin. Failure is not permanent, but neither is success. Catherine and Donald know this all too well, and in this ...
Have you ever wished that loopholes were more like doughnut holes so that you could eat them? Sure, we all have. Unfortunately, when it comes to weight loss, you can’t ...
Loopholes can be a great way to get you out of serving time for that crime you committed. They can also keep you from achieving your weight loss goals. This ...
This week, Catherine and Donald make an NPR joke. Then they talk about having a hard week in the weight loss game and the importance of not letting it lead ...
Catherine and Donald give you the skinny (get it?) on how making the healthy choice easier is one of the keys to fitness success. Put the choice you want to ...
In “The plan – Part 2 – Electric Boogaloo”, Catherine and Donald continue to break down what they actually did and do to lose weight and maintain fitness. Did you ...
Catherine and Donald make a long over-due apology to the people of earth. Then, they get down to brass tacks. And by “brass tacks”, we mean the nuts and bolts. ...
Catherine and Donald reveal their One Weird Trick to Weight Loss! Spoiler alert, it’s not a trick and it’s not that weird. It’s actually a series of sustainable lifestyle changes ...
In this episode, Catherine and Donald talk about the pluses and minuses of abstaining from certain foods versus enjoying them in moderation. The answer is both. And neither. It’s complicated. ...
Catherine and Donald explore the world of steps and getting more of them. Mostly by walking. They discuss how they went from being couch sitters to averaging 20,000 steps a ...
Episode 03 – This week we focus on Donald’s lifetime of bad habits, his struggle with never feeling full, his yo-yo dieting, and the fact that he can’t successfully use ...
In this episode we take a deeper dive into Catherine’s life-long struggle with her weight and the path that has lead to her current success. We talk about her past, ...
Catherine and Donald Wygal are a married couple who have each lost over 100 pounds. They’ve lost weight in the past and always gained it back. This time, they are ...